 | William Robertson - 1856 - 656 Seiten
...eminent writers in that language, to use their antagonists with the most illiberal scurrility ; but, in a dead tongue, indecencies of every kind appear less...their own age, not by those of another. For although viitue and vice arc at all times the same, manners and customs vary continually Some parts of Luther's... | |
 | William Robertson - 1857 - 600 Seiten
...eminent writers in that language, to use their antagonists with the most illiberal scurrility, but, in a dead tongue, indecencies of every kind appear less shocking than in a living language, whoseidioms and phrases seem gross, because they are familiar. In passing judgment upon the characters... | |
 | William Robertson - 1859 - 630 Seiten
...eminent writers in that language, to use their antagonists with the most illiberal scurrility, but, in a dead tongue, indecencies of every kind appear less...by those of another. For, although virtue and vice arc at all times the same, manners and customs vary continually. Some parts of Luther's behavior, which... | |
 | William Robertson - 1864 - 648 Seiten
...eminent writers in that language, to use their antagonists with the most illiberal scurrility ; but, in a dead tongue, indecencies of every kind appear less...their own age, not by those of another. For although viitue and vice are at all times the same, manners and cus.toms vary continually Some parts of Luther's... | |
 | 1871 - 614 Seiten
...said lately about Calvin and Servetus (4'" S. vii. 141): — " In passing judgment," says Robertson, " upon the characters of men, we ought to try them by the principles and maxims of their own age, and not by those of another ; for although virtue and vice are at all times the same, manners and customs... | |
 | 1876 - 586 Seiten
...and by single combat, ofiered the Romans a choice of deciding the dispute. П. °PEÎÎ COMPETITION, In passing judgment upon the characters of men, we ought to try 1875. them by the principles and maxims of their own age, not by those of another ; for although virtue... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1879 - 582 Seiten
...whose idiiw and phrases seem gross, because they ere familiar. In passing judgment upon the charu-t'-- of men, we ought to try them by the principles and maxims of their own age, n"t • those of another: for although virtne ana vice are at all times the same, mariners aac customs... | |
 | 1888 - 576 Seiten
...to use their antagonists with the most ill,beral scurrility ; but in a dead tongue, indecencies oi every kind appear less shocking than in a living language,...whose idioms and phrases seem gross, because they are famil,ar. — y of the R,igu of the Empcror Chmles V.) OLIVER GOLDSMITH. b. 1728, d. 1774. Examine... | |
 | 1900 - 570 Seiten
...eminent writers in that language, to use their antagonists with the most illiberal scurrility ; but in a dead tongue, indecencies of every kind appear less...and phrases seem gross, because they are familiar. — (Tlu History of the Reign of the Einpcw Charlts V.) OLIVER GOLDSMITH, b. 1728, d. 1774. Examine... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1902 - 860 Seiten
...eminent writers in that language, to use their antagonists with the most illiberal scurrility; but, in a dead tongue, indecencies of every kind appear less...their own age, not by those of another. For, although virtn« and vice are at all times the same, manners and customs vary continually. Some parts of Luther's... | |
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In passing judgment upon the characters of men, we ought to try them by the principles and maxims of their own age, not by those of another. For, although virtn« and vice are at all times the same, manners and customs vary continually. 
